Greek Police has revealed Monday more thorough information on the huge drug bust that took place on the Sunday midnight by the Drug Prosecution Department of the Corfu Security Sub-Directorate.

According to the neighboring country’s law enforcement, an operation was organized to find and and arrest in the coastal area of ​​Dassia in Corfu, who had in his possession and transported in order to hide in dense vegetation, (72) improvised nylon packages with raw hemp at a total weight of 322.402 kilograms of cannabis.

Investigation so far has found that the drugs were transported and handed over to the foreigner, shortly before his arrest, using two speedboats (Jet Ski type) that had approached the beach where the operation took place.

Earlier today, the Albaniandailynews.com reported that a 62-year-old Greek man was arrested in Corfu after being caught with 320 kilograms of hashish at midnight Sunday in Dassia, Villa Vasilaki.

Greek police have launched an investigation into the 62-year-old and are questioning him to find out if he belongs to a criminal group, given the large amount of drugs he possessed.

“In the morning, today (28-12-2020), in the presence of a court official, a search was carried out at the home of the arrested person, during which the following were found and confiscated: 3 nylon packages containing a quantity of raw hemp weighing approximately 484 grams; and 2 precision scales.

Preliminary investigation of the case was carried out by the Drug Prosecution Department of the Corfu Security Sub-Directorate The arrested person was taken to the Corfu Public Prosecutor”, notified the Greek law and order.